melia azedarach

Sorry, I can't tell anything for the moment, I will give you information when
it will be possible.
Thanks.
Viviane Mahé
Ian Staples a écrit:
> In article <3611F4B0.B3D558BE at archimex.com>, archimex at archimex.com wrote:
> >Melia azedarach or Chinaberry or Texas umbrelle tree or Persian lilac.
>> G'day Viviane,
>> Just curious -- when I saw this, I at first assumed it was an old
> synonym for _Azidirachta indica_, the neem tree. But I see that
> Willis [a rather old edition I have to confess] still treats your
> _Melia azedarach_ as a valid name. In fact, he says it refers to
> something called the "beadtree" and adds that it is cultivated.
>> So now I'm *really* curious! :-) Just what is this plant? What is
> it used for? Why do you want leaves when it's called a beadtree?
>> >We would like to buy young leaves of melia azedarach. Leaves have to be
> >frozen straight away after the crop. We urgently need about 2 tons.
>> And you're not exactly looking for a small sample of the thing! :-)
>> Cheers, Ian S.
>> P.S. Hmm... yes people do seems to have done a bit of work on this
> one. See: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/farmacy2.pl for
> chemical data.
> Also see: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl for the
> myriads of ethnobotanical uses.
>>ianstDELETE at THISdpi.qld.gov.au